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The bioelectrosynthesis of acetate
Harold D May1, Patrick J Evans2, Edward V LaBelle1
1Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Marine Biomedicine & Environmental Science Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412-9112, USA.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
|October 17, 2016
Summary
Microbial electrosynthesis uses electricity and CO2 to create fuels and chemicals. Recent advances in electroacetogenesis are paving the way for sustainable biotechnology.
Area of Science:
- Biotechnology and sustainable chemistry.
- Electrochemical and microbial processes.
Background:
- Climate change necessitates novel technologies for sustainable fuel and chemical production.
- Microbial electrosynthesis offers a promising route, utilizing electricity and CO2 with microbial catalysts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent advances in microbial electrosynthesis, focusing on electroacetogenesis.
- To explore the development of microbial electrosynthesis as a sustainable biotechnology.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent scientific literature on microbial electrosynthesis and electroacetogenesis.
- Analysis of extracellular electron transfer mechanisms in acetogenic microorganisms.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in the productivity of electroacetogenesis have been achieved.
- New insights into extracellular electron transfer to acetogenic microbes have been discovered.
Conclusions:
- Advances in electroacetogenesis are crucial for developing microbial electrosynthesis.
- This technology holds potential for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.
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